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2023-07-23 -Short Attention Span Theater-

Buttigieg says DOT investigating why Delta Air Lines passengers remained on plane in extreme heat

[FoxBusiness] Passengers on Delta flight sat on Harry Reid International Airport tarmac as temperatures climbed above 100 degrees

Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said the department is investigating why Delta Air Lines passengers in Las Vegas remained on board a plane that sat on the tarmac in extreme heat.

"The reports are shocking and we are investigating, I want to know how it was possible for passengers to be left in triple-digit heat onboard an aircraft for that long. Even at normal temperatures a tarmac delay is not supposed to go that long and we have rules about that, which we are actively enforcing right now," Buttigieg said Friday in a statement to FOX Business.

The plane reportedly sat on the tarmac for hours on Monday.

During tarmac delays, the Transportation Department says airlines must provide comfortable cabin temperatures and begin moving the plane within three hours of a delayed domestic flight to a location where passengers can exit.

The department said that it would hold the airline accountable for any violations.

Delta Air Lines said in a statement that it was investigating the cause of the situation.

"We apologize for the experience our customers had on flight 555 from Las Vegas to Atlanta on July 17, which ultimately resulted in a flight cancellation," the airline said Tuesday in a statement to FOX Business. "Delta teams are looking into the circumstances that led to uncomfortable temperatures inside the cabin and we appreciate the efforts of our people and first responders at Harry Reid International."

Fox News field producer Krista Garvin was on board the flight, which had been taxiing behind more than a dozen others.

Passengers were waiting in 111º F heat with no air conditioning when the pilot announced the plane had to return to the gate due to multiple emergencies, she said.

Flight attendants were seen running up and down the aisles with oxygen tanks. Multiple passengers had passed out and some had soiled themselves. The pilot instructed passengers to "hit your call button if you’re having a medical emergency."

A flight attendant and a passenger were transported to a local hospital.

Passengers were then given a choice to leave the plane, according to Garvin, but were told that if they did, it may take days to get another flight to Atlanta. Many passengers chose to stay on the plane, Garvin said, but temperatures inside began to rise again.

Temperatures at the airport fluctuated between 111 and 115 degrees on Monday afternoon, according to the National Weather Service.

After four hours, Garvin said stretchers were wheeled onto the plane, and passengers were asked to disembark back into the airport.

The flight was moved to 7 a.m. on Tuesday, but passengers learned it was canceled again.

Customers also received apologies directly as well as compensation.

Delta also said the time of initial departure until the flight was canceled was just over three hours, but the airline noted the plane did make at least one gate return due to heat-related weight and balance issues.

Delta Air Lines did not immediately respond to FOX Business' requests for comment on Friday.

Posted by Skidmark 2023-07-23 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11142 views ] Top

#1 Bootygig touts low airline cancellation and delay rates. (Yaahoo News)
July 2, 2023

Posted by Jeremiah Jomosing7109 2023-07-23 02:52|| 2023-07-23 02:52|| Front Page Top

#2 investigating why Delta Air Lines passengers in Las Vegas remained on board

Perhaps they were told to, under threat of arrest?

Posted by Skidmark 2023-07-23 04:11|| 2023-07-23 04:11|| Front Page Top

#3 The real mystery is why they boarded a Delta flight in the first place.

Posted by Besoeker 2023-07-23 06:52|| 2023-07-23 06:52|| Front Page Top

#4 Well Mr Secretary you can actually change that tomorrow by making the FAA measure of 'on time' when the aircraft lifts off the air field rather than when it pushes off from the terminal as you now have it. Of course you won't because the industry will push back and bitch about how few aircraft are actually on time. Maybe its long beyond time when you finally admit that you can only get so many physically in the air at one time regardless of what the industry wants it to look like.

Posted by Procopius2k 2023-07-23 07:27|| 2023-07-23 07:27|| Front Page Top

#5 'Bet You Wish You Had Listened To The Safety Presentation Now, Eh?' Says Smug Stewardess As Plane Plummets Toward The Ground

Posted by Frank G 2023-07-23 10:07|| 2023-07-23 10:07|| Front Page Top

#6 @#3 - Exactly, B.

And this from the same industry that want to go to just one pilot in the cockpit and from the same gang that won't rehire pilots who quit or were terminated for refusing the Fauci Flu clot shot.

But, is there a bigger loser dorko putz in the "Biden" Administration than Buttigieg? I realize competition is tough, but that worthless dork is up there.

Posted by DooDahMan 2023-07-23 10:59|| 2023-07-23 10:59|| Front Page Top

#7 The same thing happened at Munich airport this morning. Passengers of Tailwind Airlines (Turkish) were forced to remain on board for three hours in extreme heat and the pilot threatened those who demanded to leave.

The airline didn't even hand out water for free, passengers had to pay for it. Only when people called 110 (the German 911), police and fire brigades evacuated the passengers. Several people needed hospital care.

Posted by European Conservative 2023-07-23 15:07|| 2023-07-23 15:07|| Front Page Top

#8 But, is there a bigger loser dorko putz in the "Biden" Administration than Buttigieg?

I would nominate Mayorkas but they're probably in a dead heat for that honor.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-07-23 16:45|| 2023-07-23 16:45|| Front Page Top

#9 Yeah, and then there's Merrick Garland. Let's face it. It's the whole damned lot of them.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2023-07-23 16:46|| 2023-07-23 16:46|| Front Page Top

#10 [thousands add zipper-pull thermometer (shaddup) to travel checklist]

Posted by Speque Glong5727 2023-07-23 17:41|| 2023-07-23 17:41|| Front Page Top

#11 Train derailment in Montana. Lor of trains with hazardous chemicals are derailing lately.

Posted by Enver Dingle4916 2023-07-23 17:46|| 2023-07-23 17:46|| Front Page Top

#12 But their pronouns are exquisite

Posted by Frank G 2023-07-23 19:10|| 2023-07-23 19:10|| Front Page Top

#13 I think there was a chemical plant explosion a week or so ago in Louisiana or somewhere in the deep South. Another strange occurrence.

Posted by DooDahMan 2023-07-23 20:24|| 2023-07-23 20:24|| Front Page Top

#14 #12 LMAO

Posted by Matt 2023-07-23 20:26|| 2023-07-23 20:26|| Front Page Top

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